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Neon Clothing
Neon clothes were originally used for safety pieces.
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Floppy Disks
It was storage for computers mainly. IBM was the biggest producer of them. They got smaller and smaller as time went on.
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Harrison Ford
Indiana Jones is one of his best movies in the 80s.
He played in star wars.
He is 82 years old currently.
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George Brett
He had a career batting average of 300
He had over 300 home runs.
He is one of the royals owners today.
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High Waisted Jeans
These jeans create a hourglass silhouette.
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Acid Wash Denim
The process of creating these clothes involves removing the dye from the denim.
https://www.makeyourownjeans.com/blog/what-are-acid-wash-jeans-get-the-facts/#:~:text=Acid%20Wash%20Jeans%3A%20The%20Basics&text=Instead -
The Rubiks Cube
While it came out in the late 70s, it got very popular in the 80s.
https://particula-tech.com/blogs/news/11-surprising-rubiks-cube-facts -
Ronald Reagan
He was the 40th president of the United States.
Born in 1911. He was the governor of California in 1966.
https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/reagans/ronald-reagan/facts-about-ronald-reagan -
Dmc DeLorean
It was Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro
The first car was produced on January 21, 1981
Only 9000 were made.
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E.T.
E.T. has a theme park ride in Universal Studios.
The movie won 9 academy awards in one year.
The E.T pupper was a full body puppet performed by a 3 foot kid.
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Metallica
They have played in every continent in the world, (including antarctica).
https://www.ripleys.com/stories/metallica-facts -
Michael Jackson
He made his debut singing when he was 9
https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/06/us/michael-jackson-fast-facts/index.html#:~:text=Other%20Facts&text=Seventh%20of%20nine%20children.,Grammy%2 -
Whitney Houston
She has many awards including six grammmys.
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Nintendo Entertainment System
In 1985 it spread around the world and millions of people bought it worldwide.
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Chernobyl Disaster
It happened in the Soviet Union.
The fire lasted 10 days after the disaster.
31 people died at first, but that number is way larger including cancer caused from it over the
years.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
It had 178 episodes and 7 seasons.
It was one of the most expensive movies at the time.
The first season was almost a disaster with viewers.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/star-trek/star-trek-next-generation-tv-show-facts -
